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Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects: Jeffrey A. Hoffer Joey F. George Joseph S. Valacich
Initiating and Planning Systems Development Projects: Jeffrey A. Hoffer Joey F. George Joseph S. Valacich
and Design
Fourth Edition
Jeffrey A. Hoffer
Joey F. George
Joseph S. Valacich
Chapter 5
Initiating and Planning Systems
Development Projects
Benefits
that can be
measured
in dollars
and with
certainty
Sections:
1) Introduction
2) System description
3) Feasibility
assessment
4) Management
issues
Sections:
1) Problem statement
2) Project objectives
3) Project description
4) Business benefits
5) Deliverables
6) Expected duration
Context level is a top level data flow diagram. Data flow diagrams
are covered in Chapter 7.
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Structured Walkthroughs
A peer-group review of any product created
during the system development process
Roles: coordinator, presenter, user, secretary,
standard-bearer, maintenance oracle
Can be applied to BPP, system
specifications, logical and physical designs,
program code, test procedures, manuals and
documentation